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For those of you who use Facebook, I’ve created a HeroMachine Fan Page so you can get your bloggy goodness there instead of checking the site if you prefer. It’s also a way of getting the information via Facebook without having to Friend me, and thus being subjected to my non-HeroMachine idiocy.

Anything posted here automatically gets reposted to the Fan page (except comments). I’m also slowly adding in image archives of all submissions to all the Character Contests, which will be kind of cool to see.

Anyway, check it out if you’re a Facebooker:

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I just wanted to give you a heads-up that I’ll be back in Louisiana for the holiday, from Wednesday the 23rd to Saturday the 26th. I’ll be checking in periodically via my iPhone to approve moderated comments and such, but not as much as usual. I have also scheduled something to be published each day for your entertainment and (non) edification, with a special tip o the hat to Hammerknight for a fair chunk of that.

And like Batman:

So luckily it’s not goodbye, just “See ya Sunday”! Hopefully I will have not just a successful family gathering to be thankful for, but also a Fantasy Football championship to celebrate. Although since my opponent is my best friend, that would take some of the pleasure out of it.

Anyway, have fun and be good to each other!

(Batman character and image copyright DC Comics, Inc.)

I just installed a plug-in that allows you to preview your comments before posting if you want. Let me know if it’s wonky for you.

Hammerknight came up with a great idea, to put together a poster featuring super self-portraits of HeroMachine users for the holidays! Here’s his invitation (click for a larger size):

If you’re having trouble viewing that, it says:

The HeroMachine “Creator’s Club”. If you would like to join the “Creator’s Club”, all you have to do is make a character that best represents you. An artistic rendition of how you perceive yourself. After you are done with your character, e-mail it to m. Please include the name you want to go by. Also include any ideas that you have for the club. My e-mail address is “thehammerknight@yahoo.com“. Please send your characters by the 18th of December, so that I can try and have a club poster done before Christmas. Many Thanks, Hammerknight.

It sounds like a neat idea! Thanks for thinking of it HK.

Just stumbled upon a nice Anime style character creator that you might want to check out if you’re looking for something more style-specific.

I am hooked on Dragon Age: Origins for the PS3. All other life has been shoved to the corners, madly scrambling for its fair share of my time and focus. Haven’t showered for days … eyes blurry … theme music running constantly in my head … starting to … twitch … getting … weaker …

(Still working on female items, yes, never fear, but the demons must be fed …)

How utterly cool! In this New York Times “Style” section article, Michael Chabon (author of 2001’s Pulitzer-winning “Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” which is a fictionalized account of the start of the super-hero comic business and a fantastic read) is described thusly:

On a recent day, Mr. Chabon scrambled to depart for the airport while the two youngest children busied themselves on HeroMachine, a software program that lets users build their own superheroes. Abe triumphantly held up a printout of a muscled hero who borrows superpowers from animals. “Look,” he said, “Animal man can take power from a seagull and fly.”

How cool is that?! Wow. I might’ve gotten slaughtered in my fantasy football league today, but this helps make up for it. I loved that book and to know the guy’s kids are out there having fun with something I created … wow. That’s a pretty good feeling.

We’re flying to Colorado today, returning on Monday evening, so be good to each other until then. I’ll be checking in via iPhone as I can, but if your comments take a while to show up, that’s why.

As an aside, in general the Daily Random Panel should be considered open threads so feel free to post on any topic you like on those.